Ce poste est pour tout American citizens planning to visit Canada after June 1 — whether you’ll be coming on vacation or to scout out potential places to live.

If you don’t already have a passport, est maintenant le temps de demander un, before new provisions of the U.S. Initiative Voyage dans l'hémisphère occidental entrer en vigueur.

Americans traveling to Canada by air already need a passport, depuis le U.S.. government requires air travelers returning to the U.S. to present a passport to re-enter the country.

Ce qui va changer en Juin que these rules will apply for land and sea crossings ainsi.

So if you’re planning to drive over the Canadian border or hop on a cross-border ferry, you’ll need to have a passport, depuis le U.S.. will require you to show that passport when you return.

As an alternative, la nouvelle Etats-Unis. Carte-passeport can be used for land and sea travel and is less expensive than a passport (US$45 for first-time adult applicants and $35 for all applicants under age 16). Mais le passport card is not valid for air travel, which limits its utility.

Vous pouvez lire tous les détails, including the rules for children, sur la U.S.. Department of Homeland Security website. L' Commission canadienne du tourisme has a somewhat clearer explanation on its website as well, de même que l' Etats-Unis. Agence des douanes et protection des frontières.

Pour en savoir plus sur l' requirements for entering Canada to visit, travail, ou étude, voir le Paperasserie 101 section of this website or contact Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

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